Beef And Scallion Stir-fry

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, plus more for serving (optional)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/4 lbs flank steaks, cut diagonally across the grain into 1/2-by-3-inch strips
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bunches scallions, sliced crosswise 1-1/2 inch thick, and green parts kept separate
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, whisk together 3/4 cup water, hoisin sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, 3/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoons pepper flakes; set aside.
• 2 heat 1 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat. in two batches, cook steak until lightly browned, turning once, about 2 minutes per batch. transfer to a plate.
• 3 add remaining teaspoon oil to pan along with garlic and whites of scallions. cook, tossing often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. whisk hoisin mixture to combine; add to pan along with scallion greens.
• 4 return meat to pan; cook, tossing to coat steak with sauce, 1 minute. remove from heat. serve immediately, over rice and sprinkle with pepper flakes, if desired.